Prior to proceeding with the following instructions, please ensure that your system complies with the prerequisites detailed in the installation requirements.
There are two ways of installing the <oXygen/> Eclipse plugin: the Update Site method and the zip archive method.
Procedure 2.1. Eclipse 3.3 plugin installation - the Update Site method
Start Eclipse. Choose the menu option: Help / Software Update / Find and Install. Select the checkbox: "Search for new features to install" and press the "Next" button..
From the dialog "Update sites to visit" press the button "Add update site" or "New Remote Site".
Enter the value http://www.oxygenxml.com/InstData/Eclipse/site.xml
into the "URL" field of the "New Update Site" dialog. Press the "OK" button.
Select the checkbox "oXygen XML Author" and press the "Next" button.
Select the new feature to install "oXygen XML Editor and XSLT debugger" and press the "Next" button in the following install pages. You must accept the Eclipse restart.
Paste the license information received in the registration email when prompted. This will happen when you use one of the wizards to create an XML project or document, when you open or create a document associated with <oXygen/> or when accessing the <oXygen/> Preferences.
The "oXygen XML Author plugin is installed correctly if you can create an XML project with the New Project wizard of the "oXygen XML Author plugin started from menu File -> New -> Other -> oXygen -> XML Project.
Procedure 2.2. Eclipse 3.4 plugin installation - the Update Site method
Start Eclipse. Choose the menu option: Help / Software Updates / Available Software.
Press the button "Add Site" in the tab "Available Software" of the dialog "Software Updates".
Enter the value http://www.oxygenxml.com/InstData/Eclipse/site.xml
into the "Location" field of the "Add Site" dialog. Press the "OK" button.
Select the checkbox "oXygen XML Author for Eclipse" and press the Install button.
Press the Next button in the following install pages. You must accept the Eclipse restart at the end of the installation.
Paste the license information received in the registration email when prompted. This will happen when you use one of the wizards to create an XML project or document, when you open or create a document associated with <oXygen/> or when accessing the <oXygen/> Preferences.
The "oXygen XML Author plugin is installed correctly if you can create an XML project with the New Project wizard of the "oXygen XML Author plugin started from menu File -> New -> Other -> oXygen -> XML Project.
Procedure 2.3. Eclipse 3.3 plugin installation - the zip archive method
Download the zip archive with the plugin.
Unzip the downloaded zip archive in the plugins subdirectory of the Eclipse install directory.
Restart Eclipse. Eclipse should display an entry com.oxygenxml.author (9.3.0) in the list available from Window - Preferences - Plug-in Development - Target Platform.
Procedure 2.4. Eclipse 3.4 plugin installation - the zip archive method
Download the zip archive with the plugin.
Unzip the downloaded zip archive in the dropins
subdirectory of the Eclipse install directory.
Restart Eclipse. Eclipse should display an entry com.oxygenxml.author (9.3.0) in the list available from Window -> Preferences -> Plug-in Development -> Target Platform.